tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22321939.post6535103545161200245..comments2024-03-11T07:48:54.017-04:00Comments on I Am the Noize In Your Head: Bubblegum Thursday - Ice Cream Milan The Chewin Gum KidPoppacoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044500661319874197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22321939.post-63802392262670119502011-02-02T20:46:33.426-05:002011-02-02T20:46:33.426-05:00Wow, thanks Dave for the extensive info. I would l...Wow, thanks Dave for the extensive info. I would love to hear those other songs.Poppacoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044500661319874197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22321939.post-13131684609374554592011-02-01T19:58:20.177-05:002011-02-01T19:58:20.177-05:00The Ice Cream was a rock-n-roll group from East of...The Ice Cream was a rock-n-roll group from East of Cleveland, Ohio area. They generally played in Streetsboro, Aurora, Kent, Ohio areas. The Five members were: Don Lyttle, lead guitar and lead vocals, Steve Lyttle, keyboards and vocals, Ken Cermack, bass and vocals, Neil May, rhythm guitar, and Dave Gilchrist, Drums. Before having their name changed to Ice Cream by producer Milan, they were known as The Apple Korps. In the summer of 1969, The Apple Korps booked a day at the Cleveland Recording studio in downtown Cleveland. The engineer was Kenneth Hamman, who was also the engineer for Grand Funk Railroad. They recorded three songs, Ten Miles, Look Over Your Shoulder, and I'll Be There. The recordings were very good and Don Lyttle and a another member of the group, which I can't remember who, took the recordings and headed out to New York to sell the group. They landed a contract in which Capital records would be the label and Kama Sutra would be the production company. A individual named Milan was to be the producer. In September of '69 the Apple Korps headed to New York for a week of recording. After arriving in New York producer Milan came to the hotel room (Henry Hudson Hotel) and introduce himself to the group. He also played a couple of songs that he wrote, to the band, "Chewin Gum Kid" and "Epitaph for Marie". There were songs the group was to record that were very good: 'Shapes of Things To Come" and "Cherry Pie". The version of Shapes of things to come would have been an instant hit with the tight harmonies, twelve string guitar and solid rock-n-roll beat was excellent but the song was released from the soundtrack movie "Easy Rider" just prior to the New York recording sessions. "Cherry Pie" was recorded and also turned out excellent. "Chewin' Gum Kid" and "Epitaph to Marie" were recorded also. Capital released Chewin Gum Kid/Epitaph to Marie...an instant flop. Cherry pie was a hit song but Capital never released it. The groups name was changed to Ice Cream at the time of releasing Chewin' Gum Kid. The Ice Cream toured New York, Michigan and Vermont promoting their songs. Making a few TV shows, notably on the UPBEAT show in Cleveland which was national at that time. It is a real shame that Capital didn't record and release Shapes of Things To Come and Cherry Pie, these were hit singles for sure. Producer Milan died a few years later of a brain tumor. The Apple Korps or The ice Cream eventually disbanded.Davenoreply@blogger.com